News from December 11. Charlotte activated Jamal Sampson and placed Jahidi White on IR with a right shoulder strain. Detroit activated Ronald Dupree and placed Carlos Delfino on IR with a right knee injury. Seattle activated Vitaly Potapenko and Ronald Murray and placed Robert Swift (strained right hip) and Damien Wilkins (right knee tendinitis) on IR. Stat leaders Points Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 27.4 Kobe Bryant (LAL) 26.9 Amare Stoudemire (Pho) 26.4 Rebounds Kevin Garnett (Min) 15.2 Tim Duncan (SA) 12.6 Shawn Marion (Pho) 11.9 Assists Steve Nash (Pho) 11.1 Brevin Knight (Cha) 9.5 Stephon Marbury (NY) 8.8 Dal 102, Hou 78 at Hou Josh Howard (Dal) had 13 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 22 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Michael Finley (Dal) had 26 points including 10-17 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Yao Ming (Hou) had 13 points including 3-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 15 points. Dal shot 46.3% (38-82) FG and Hou shot 33.8% (24-71) FG. NJ 95, Atl 90 at Atl Eric Williams (NJ) had 20 points including 7-10 FG. Travis Best (NJ) had 21 points. Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Al Harrington (Atl) had 21 points including 9-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Atl) had 25 points and 13 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning (NJ, right knee tendinitis) did not play. Mem 72, Det 68 at Mem Pau Gasol (Mem) had 20 points. Lorenzen Wright (Mem) had 9 points including 4-12 FG and 10 rebounds. Earl Watson (Mem) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Rasheed Wallace (Det) had 22 points and 10 rebounds. Richard Hamilton (Det) had 18 points. Antonio McDyess (Det, strained left calf) did not play. Sac 97, Ind 92 OT at Ind Chris Webber (Sac) had 26 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Brad Miller (Sac) had 11 points including 2-6 FG, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 assists. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 21 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Foster (Ind) had 11 points including 5-14 FG and 18 rebounds including 12 offensive. Austin Croshere (Ind) had 21 points and 8 rebounds. Jamaal Tinsley (Ind, bruised left thigh) did not play. Chi 99, Min 88 at Chi Kirk Hinrich (Chi) had 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 12 assists. Tyson Chandler (Chi) had 10 points and 16 rebounds. Ben Gordon (Chi) had 31 points including 13-24 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 16 points including 6-17 FG, 21 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Sam Cassell (Min) had 17 points and 8 assists. SA 116, Cle 97 at SA Bruce Bowen (SA) had 20 points including 8-11 FG. Tim Duncan (SA) had 34 points on 13-15 FG and 8-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 blocks. Tony Parker (SA) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists. LeBron James (Cle) had 23 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, and 4 steals. Drew Gooden (Cle) had 28 points including 13-24 FG and 9 rebounds. SA shot 66.2% (43-65) FG and Cle shot 46.5% (40-86) FG. Lucious Harris (Cle, right knee contusion) did not play. LAL 89, LAC 87 at LAC Lamar Odom (LAL) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 37 points on 13-32 FG and 10-10 FT, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. Chucky Atkins (LAL) had 14 points on 6-9 FG. Mikki Moore (LAC) had 18 points and 14 rebounds including 10 offensive. Corey Maggette (LAC) had 27 points on 8-25 FG and 10-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Elton Brand (LAC, suspended) and Zeljko Rebraca (LAC, back spasms) did not play. Bos 98, Sea 84 at Sea Mark Blount (Bos) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Gary Payton (Bos) had 21 points including 10-16 FG and 5 assists. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Rashard Lewis (Sea) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 steals. Danny Fortson (Sea) had 16 points and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive.